CRIED OFF Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

cried off

verb

past tense of cry off

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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The Philippine ships eventually canceled their mission on Friday and headed back to port, citing a developing typhoon in the region.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
The exceptions are Indiana, USC (because of the Notre Dame series falling off), Penn State and Nebraska (which canceled a series with Tennessee).

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of canceled

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Luna was set to reprise the role in a standalone series for Hulu, but that project was scrapped in 2019.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026
Williams also gave a number of songs from 2020’s Petals for Armor and 2021’s Flowers for Vases / Descansos their live debut, as her original tour plans to support those solo LPs were scrapped due to COVID.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 July 2026

Definition of scrapped

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SpaceX initially tried to launch Flight 13 on July 16, but the rocket aborted the try at the last second due to engine issues.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026
The Delta pilots noted a potential collision and aborted their landing, instead opting to perform a go-around, which involves climbing away from the runway before circling back around for a safer landing.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Definition of aborted

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SpaceX called off a test flight of its powerful Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster as the countdown clock reached zero on July 16 at the company’s spaceport in South Texas, Ars reports.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Smith said that, at some point before the search was called off, Béjar reminded the committee that in rare cases a search could be declared failed.

— Austin Horn July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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